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Lifts, Stops and Pauses: Understanding Early Handwriting Fluency

Lifts, Stops and Pauses: Understanding Early Handwriting Fluency

Despite increasing digitalization of schools, forming letters by hand remains crucial for beginning writers.

Posted in Handwriting, Learning & Memory

Learning to Read? Practice Handwriting Fluency!

Learning to Read? Practice Handwriting Fluency!

Exploring the impact of handwriting fluency in Kindergarten students and early reading skills.

Posted in Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Reading Skills

The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis

The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis

AI shows promise detecting dyslexia and dysgraphia from what children write on paper and tablets.

Posted in Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Technology

How Handwriting Helps Kids Develop Reading and Writing

How Handwriting Helps Kids Develop Reading and Writing

Researchers test handwriting and typing on the ability to learn letters and to assimilate and remember word structure.

Posted in Education, Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Technology

A Faster Way to Learn to Read

A Faster Way to Learn to Read

This method is more effective and quicker at teaching reading skills compared to typing and watching videos.

Posted in Education, Handwriting, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, School Readiness

Evidence That This 100-Year-Old Practice Enhances Learning

Evidence That This 100-Year-Old Practice Enhances Learning

This makes learning easier, faster, and more motivating.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience

Dyslexia: When Spelling Problems Impair Writing Acquisition

Dyslexia: When Spelling Problems Impair Writing Acquisition

When children cannot quickly and accurately write letters, they also have problems with spelling and written language.
Posted in Education, Handwriting, Movement & Exercise, Reading Skills, School Readiness

Paper Notebooks vs. Mobile Devices

Paper Notebooks vs. Mobile Devices

Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory.

Posted in Education, Engagement, Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience, Technology

Why Writing By Hand Makes Kids Smarter

Why Writing By Hand Makes Kids Smarter

New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are becoming more and more digital.
Posted in Attention, Education, Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Memory

Enrichment Programs Help Children Build Knowledge

Enrichment Programs Help Children Build Knowledge

New research suggests enrichment programs help children solidify the information they have added to their wall of knowledge and may help prevent summer slide.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Handwriting, Learning & Memory, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

Should Preschool Writing Be More Communication and Less ABCs?

Should Preschool Writing Be More Communication and Less ABCs?

Researchers found preschool teachers don’t often encourage writing for communication purposes. Should writing instruction in early education be more than letter formation and penmanship? 
Posted in Education, Handwriting, School Readiness

Writing bursts: How important are spelling accuracy and handwriting speed?

Writing bursts: How important are spelling accuracy and handwriting speed?

Researchers from the University of London found that spelling accuracy, handwriting speed, and frequent pausing for misspellings were significant predictors of the length and quality of children's writing bursts.
Posted in Education, Handwriting, Neuroscience